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The latest questions and answers, from members following Jonathan Swift at eNotes.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 03:57:45 PSTen-usMisanthropy is a nature of man in which a man detests and hates other...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/discuss-swift-misanthrope-77917
Misanthropy is a nature of man in which a man detests and hates other people. A man who detests and hates other human being is called misanthrope. Gulliver’s Travels is the masterpiece of Jonathan Swift. In this book, he describes about the voyages of different lands like Lilliput. In his first voyage, he goes to the land named Lilliput. Where he meets the human beings who are only six inches in height. In his fourth voyage, he goes to the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/discuss-swift-misanthrope-77917Sat, 28 Feb 2015 03:57:45 PSTAs the title suggests, this short poem, which was probably first written...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-explanation-themes-day-judgment-by-jonathan-468461
As the title suggests, this short poem, which was probably first written around 1731, has an apocalyptic theme. The speaker recounts his vision of the last day, the Day of Judgement. Swift however treats this solemn subject in a less-than-reverent manner. He also plays around with readers’ expectations.The Day of Judgement is of course a familiar Christian concept, and the poem starts off with a conventional enough picture of the dead rising...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-explanation-themes-day-judgment-by-jonathan-468461Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:03:41 PSTWhat is an explanation and themes of "The Day of Judgement" by Jonathan...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-explanation-themes-day-judgment-by-jonathan-468461
What is an explanation and themes of "The Day of Judgement" by Jonathan Swift? http://www.readcentral.com/chapters/Jonathan-Swift/The-Poems-of-Jonathan-Swift-D.D.Volume-I-of-2/096http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-explanation-themes-day-judgment-by-jonathan-468461#1April 25, 2014, 1:19 pm PSTA mock-epic that is in the Horatian satire, Alexander Pope's Rape of the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/popes-rape-lock-swifts-ladys-dressing-room-both-467453
A mock-epic that is in the Horatian satire, Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock parodies the vanity of women in his day and the importance placed upon trivialities, while Jonathan Swift's poem is written in the biting and vehement Juvenalian satire, criticizing women's vain attempts to create an image and men's hopes that the illusion can be real. Nevertheless, both poems discuss the excessive vanity of women and their society's emphasis upon...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/popes-rape-lock-swifts-ladys-dressing-room-both-467453Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:42:24 PSTPope's “The Rape of the Lock” and Swift’s “The Lady’s Dressing...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/popes-rape-lock-swifts-ladys-dressing-room-both-467453
Pope's “The Rape of the Lock” and Swift’s “The Lady’s Dressing Room” both poke fun at women’s vanity and obsession with looks. What are the main similarities/differences between the two poems’ respective messages?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/popes-rape-lock-swifts-ladys-dressing-room-both-467453#2March 13, 2014, 10:18 pm PSTHow does Swift use economics in "A Modest Proposal"?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-much-will-cost-buy-carcass-child-465310
How does Swift use economics in "A Modest Proposal"?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-much-will-cost-buy-carcass-child-465310December 5, 2013, 2:33 pm PSTJonathan Swift was certainly well known for satirizing British society....http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/comment-how-swifts-poetry-form-critique-society-462683
Jonathan Swift was certainly well known for satirizing British society. To satirize is to use comedy to expose and criticize something, especially society. While one of his best socially satirical works is his essay A Modest Proposal, there are certainly several poems that also satirize society.One example can be seen in his poem "A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General." Here, Swift uses the theme of the death of a famous...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/comment-how-swifts-poetry-form-critique-society-462683Sat, 9 Nov 2013 06:31:14 PSTIn what ways do we see Jonathan Swift's poetry as a critique of his...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/comment-how-swifts-poetry-form-critique-society-462683
In what ways do we see Jonathan Swift's poetry as a critique of his society and the time in which he lived and wrote?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/comment-how-swifts-poetry-form-critique-society-462683#3November 7, 2013, 12:59 pm PSTIn Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", what are some ways in which the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/modest-proposal-what-some-ways-which-proposal-460745
In Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", what are some ways in which the proposal appears to be a rational approach to Ireland's over-population and poverty?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/modest-proposal-what-some-ways-which-proposal-460745October 22, 2013, 1:33 pm PSTWhat is the setting in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-setting-gullivers-travels-460406
What is the setting in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-setting-gullivers-travels-460406October 20, 2013, 6:31 pm PSTHow do the Lilliputians gain favor at court?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-do-lilliputians-gain-favor-court-457312
How do the Lilliputians gain favor at court?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-do-lilliputians-gain-favor-court-457312October 1, 2013, 7:51 pm PSTHow do I compare and contrast the epic conventions found in "Beowulf"...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/compare-contrast-epic-cnventions-found-beowulf-and-435237
How do I compare and contrast the epic conventions found in "Beowulf" and "The Lady's Dressing Room" ?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/compare-contrast-epic-cnventions-found-beowulf-and-435237May 16, 2013, 8:07 pm PSTThis poem, a sort of parody of an eulogy, was written following the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/please-give-me-good-summary-poem-satirical-elegy-434351
This poem, a sort of parody of an eulogy, was written following the death of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough in 1722. The Duke, who was intimately connected to royalty, was viewed by Swift (no fan of military men in general) as an unscrupulous man who had amassed wealth through war-profiteering. The poem begins with a response one might expect to the death of a public figure in eighteenth-century Britain: Churchill is dead! And in...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/please-give-me-good-summary-poem-satirical-elegy-434351Mon, 13 May 2013 04:06:39 PSTSummarize the poem " A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/please-give-me-good-summary-poem-satirical-elegy-434351
Summarize the poem " A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General, " by Jonathan Swift.http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/please-give-me-good-summary-poem-satirical-elegy-434351#4May 12, 2013, 10:12 pm PSTBoth of these famous authors worked principally in the 18th century, and...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/compare-contrast-johnathan-swift-vs-oliver-420925
Both of these famous authors worked principally in the 18th century, and both are famed for their satire and their incredibly comic writings. The difference between them, arguably, lies in two areas. Firstly, Goldsmith now is more famed for his dramas and poetry, with such plays as She Stoops to Conquer being synonymous with the author, whereas Swift is famous for his prose, and works such as Gulliver's Travels and "A Modest Proposal" are...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/compare-contrast-johnathan-swift-vs-oliver-420925Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:20:38 PST